Jacqueline Claudia

Jacqueline Claudia is an operator, strategist, and founder whose work spans applied AI, data-driven policy, sustainability, and organizational scaling. She is an Executive Affiliate at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and a mentor in the Startup Foundry, where she works with teams to sharpen their analytical approach, test assumptions against real-world conditions, and build solutions capable of scaling beyond the lab. Jacqueline is also Executive Director of The White Line Foundation and founder of Signal North Group, advising high-growth companies and mission-driven organizations on translating strategy into execution with clarity, speed, and disciplined customer focus. She is an Unreasonable Fellow, recognized for leadership at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and systems change.

Jacqueline previously served as CEO and Chairman of SmarterX, an AI-enabled data company in the CPG regulatory compliance sector. During her tenure, the company expanded from early revenue to supporting global enterprises, contributed to the passage of California AB 1793, and was recognized by Fast Company as one of the top companies in Data Science. She was named MO Impact CEO of the Year and included in Newsweek’s “Top 13 Tech Innovators Saving the Planet” for her work applying AI to advance public and environmental health.

Before leading SmarterX, Jacqueline spent more than a decade in strategy consulting and private equity advisory roles, guiding organizations through high-stakes decisions involving growth strategy, market entry, operational design, and organizational transformation. She also founded and led LoveTheWild, building it into a multi-award winning activist sustainable seafood venture backed by notable investors.

Jacqueline brings to IQSS the perspective of a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO who has built companies from first principles. Her work is grounded in analytical rigor and shaped by years spent translating customer behavior, regulatory constraints, and market dynamics into products and systems that work at scale. She is particularly interested in how applied AI and accessible data can accelerate policy, shift behavior, and create measurable public impact.

Jacqueline holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.